Native name 野洲川 River mouth Lake Biwa Length 65 km Source Suzuka Mountains Country Japan | Main source Suzuka Mountains River system Yodo River Basin area 387 km² Mouth Lake Biwa Basin size 387 km2 (149 sq mi) | |
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The Yasu River (野洲川, Yasu-gawa) is located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan; it is the largest river to flow into Lake Biwa. It rises from Mount Gozaisho and flows through Kōka, Konan, Rittō, Moriyama and Yasu. It forked at the lower reaches and made a delta region, but they were combined in 1979.
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Map of Yasu River, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
History
The Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes which connected east and west Japan during the Edo period, paralleled the river. Post towns along the river included Tsuchiyama-juku, Minakuchi-juku and Ishibe-juku. The Yasu River also crossed the Nakasendō, another one of the Edo Five Routes, separating Moriyama-juku and Musa-juku.
References
Yasu River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA